California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jun 17, 1983, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-17 19:43:18 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.556° N, 121.053° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.425 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.524 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.324 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.625 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.719 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.311 km W of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.8Central California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.911 km SSW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.024 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.126 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097024. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.